Teaching Materials

Scenario

The state of Georgia is suffering from enormously high levels of smog. In addition, the climate is dangerously hot and humid. It has been suggested that the high levels of smog and hot weather can be attributed to the high volume of automobiles in use in Georgia, as well as the depletion of ozone via increased use of aerosols. State officials, along with the EPA are proposing two solutions to Georgia's problem:

Limiting the use of aerosol sprays in households and businesses, and

Restricting the number of vehicles that may be in use per household during a given period of time.

At this time, the state of Georgia is looking for qualified individuals to develop and implement a plan of action based on the above two proposed solutions. Qualified individuals should possess 3-5 years of working experience in the areas of environmental science and air quality/pollution. The term of the assignment will be five to seven years with a salary of $200K per year. If interested, please contact A. Jackson at (404) 543-2100.

In addition to their plan of action, they should have graphs from the air quality indices over the past 6 months, the ozone-generated map of the state or city, information explaining smog (cause and effect), and information on the ozone layer and ways in which it can be depleted. All of the above should be compiled and displayed on a project board.

Additionally, students should:

Display high levels of team work in the creation of an action plan.

Successfully transfer observable data onto graphs and charts.

Effectively present and defend their action plan to the clean air committee (role played by the remainder of the class)

Student Survey on Using the Case (Word 24 kB)
Note: You may find it helpful to use this form to gather information from students if you wish to see how they view learning with cases.

References and Resources

www.epa.gov: This site will provide information about air quality, pollution, and other environmental issues for your state. Students can search this site for further information.

www.accessatlanta.com (Keyword: Smog): Students can look up air quality indices for the past 6 months and develop a graph interpreting this data.